2024 Workday Photos

The Springfield Telescope Makers spend a lot of time maintaining and improving our site and facilities every year. We repair damage to roads and fields, maintain and improve buildings, observatories and telescopes, repair and improve equipment, and of course get ready for and host the annual Stellafane Convention. We are grateful to the many volunteers who help us with this work.

In 2024, Tom Spirock again documented much of this work with photographs, and this page is the result of that effort.

Credits: All photos were taken by STM member Tom Spirock, who spends a lot of time at workdays and gets a lot done including snapping a lot of photos.

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Bob Trzcinski working on the dump truck.	Bob Trzcinski working on the dump truck.
Glenn Jackson (left) and John Martin working on the planer.	Glenn Jackson (left) and John Martin working on the planer.
Bob Trzcinski loosening rusty lug nuts.	Bob Trzcinski loosening rusty lug nuts.
Dick Parker making signs.	Dick Parker making signs.
Katie Shusdock making a Stellafane stencil.	Katie Shusdock making a Stellafane stencil.
John Sillasen making signs.	John Sillasen making signs.
Bob Trzcinski working on the dump truck.	Bob Trzcinski working on the dump truck.
Team digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.	Team digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.
Michael Archer digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.	Michael Archer digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.
Rick Hunter digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.	Rick Hunter digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.
Katie Shusdock digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.	Katie Shusdock digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.
Ken Slater digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.	Ken Slater digging a trench for a new Ethernet line.
John Martin driving the mover.	John Martin driving the mover.
Janet Hunter cleaning up “Glenn’s Galley” in the Pavilion..	Janet Hunter cleaning up “Glenn’s Galley” in the Pavilion..
Cecilia Detrich cleaning up the Pavilion for the Convention.	Cecilia Detrich cleaning up the Pavilion for the Convention.
Thomas Spirock planning boards for new tables.	Thomas Spirock planning boards for new tables.
Glenn Jackson painting tables.	Glenn Jackson painting tables.
Francis O’Reilly doing some carpentry.	Francis O’Reilly doing some carpentry.
Roger Williams cleaning up the Pavilion for the Convention.	Roger Williams cleaning up the Pavilion for the Convention.
Ken Slater and Katie Shusdock retrieving polishing compound from Ken’s storage area.	Ken Slater and Katie Shusdock retrieving polishing compound from Ken’s storage area.
Ken Slater working on electrical conduit for the Pavilion.	Ken Slater working on electrical conduit for the Pavilion.
Bob Trzcinski and Francis O’Reilly making a mirror box for the tester flat.	Bob Trzcinski and Francis O’Reilly making a mirror box for the tester flat.
New tables for the Convention.	New tables for the Convention.
The Pavilion being prepared for the Convention.	The Pavilion being prepared for the Convention.
Dan Hayes working on the Convention Wi-fi.	Dan Hayes working on the Convention Wi-fi.
Mario Motta and the Porter sun-dial (which he restored ~ 1995).	Mario Motta and the Porter sun-dial (which he restored ~ 1995).
The July STM meeting at the Pink Clubhouse.	The July STM meeting at the Pink Clubhouse.
New “dark-sky” approved red lights at the Pink Clubhouse.	New “dark-sky” approved red lights at the Pink Clubhouse.